The photo of the 26 players and manager Gareth Southgate showed them dressed in clothing from the team’s official tailor Marks and Spencer. A beaming Southgate is seen sitting in the middle of the pack flanked by captain Harry Kane and veteran midfielder Jordan Henderson. Along with the picture, the squad numbers were also revealed as the squad met at St George’s Park in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, ahead of their flight to Doha on Tuesday. Southgate gave numbers 1 to 12 to the same players who wore them at Euro 2020, where they lost on penalties to Italy in the final at Wembley. Jordan Pickford is back in the number one shirt while captain Harry Kane retains the number nine. Kalvin Phillips, Conor Coady, Mason Mount and Phil Foden also wear numbers 14, 16, 19 and 20 respectively, as they did for the European Championships last year. Leicester’s James Maddison took the number 25 shirt, ending any doubts over his fitness after suffering an injury scare at the weekend during the Foxes’ 2-0 win over West Ham. England and Wales football chiefs ignore FIFA call to ‘focus on football’ at Qatar World Cup The other two goalkeepers, Nick Pope and Aaron Ramsdale wear numbers 13 and 23 respectively. Bukayo Saka has moved up to number 17, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, who missed last year’s European Championships through injury, taking the number 18 shirt and Eric Dier, who failed to make the cut for the last tournament at 15 . Ben White gets 21, Jude Bellingham 22, Callum Wilson 24, and Conor Gallagher completes the team on 26. The Three Lions’ first game against Iran will kick off on November 21. Their second group game against the USA will take place on November 25 with the final group stage match against Wales starting on November 29.
